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  • Deslauriers family gifted their 'forever home'

    The inscription said it all, “Thank you… for building our forever home.”For Master Sgt. Joe and Lisa Deslauriers, the memento they presented was only a small token of their gratitude as they were given a hero’s welcome and were gifted their ‘forever home’ Oct. 25 by Andy Pujol, president of Building

  • 17th SOS pays tribute to MC-130P retirement

    From providing helicopter air-to-air refueling to conducting long-range support of Special Operations Forces, the MC-130P Combat Shadow has provided a critical service to the U.S. military for nearly 50 years.The 17th Special Operations Squadron highlighted the beginning of the MC-130P Combat Shadow

  • Wounded warrior takes on various challenges, strives

    Retired Staff Sgt. Johnnie Yellock participated in SCUBA-Pool Emergency Procedures training at the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron Center on Hurlburt Field, Fla. Oct. 21, 2014.The training is commonly used as a refresher to familiarize Airmen with life support equipment not used in daily activities,

  • Air Commando assists in motorcycle accident

    On Oct. 17, Senior Airman Laura Kinglocke, 1st Special Operations Aerospace Medicine Squadron medical technician, witnessed a motorcycle crash when motorcyclist Donald Dancer was thrown from his bike and onto the side of the road, potentially into traffic, on U.S. Highway 98.Kinglocke was the first

  • So that others may live: special tactics Airmen practice like they play

    U.S. Air Force special tactics Airmen respond to a simulated village attack during a training exercise Oct. 7, 2014, at Stanford Training Area near Thetford, England. The exercise prepared the team for real-world incidents and consisted of flying in on a CV-22 Osprey, tactically entering the

  • 4th SOS Airmen shine at night

    The AC-130U is the latest in a long line of side-firing gunships which began in the early 1960s with the AC-47D Spooky. It is equipped with a 105mm and 40mm cannon and a 25mm Gatling gun.

  • 9th SOS steps down, Det. 1 stands up

    Two historic events, involving a flying unit, took place at the 9th Special Operations Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base.A ceremony to transfer the 9th SOS flag to Cannon AFB, preceded an activation of Detachment 1, 1st Special Operations Group. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Douglas Distaso, 1st SOG

  • TACPs remember fallen brothers

    Members of the Tactical Air Control Party schoolhouse memorialized fallen TACP brothers during a ceremony Oct. 9 at Hurlburt Field.The TACP Association hosted the Sixth Annual TACP Memorial Ceremony to honor those who lost their lives in combat and training.“Every year we gather to honor the

  • AFE ensures aircrew safety

     AFE Airmen are responsible for ensuring all emergency safety equipment like parachutes and survival kits are ready to go should they be needed.